Go Green tips for October 4th

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Here Sarah's groovy green tips for Monday, October 4th:

• Wednesday, October is national walk to school day! If that’s a possibility for you and your kids, the town of Middlebury for one is planning on pulling out all the stops, we’ll talk more about that later in the show.
• Fall's the perfect time to start preparing your home for cooler temperatures. According to the Department of Energy, reducing drafts can cut energy usage up to 30%. So inspect doors and windows and get out the caulk!


Wednesday, October 6th is National Walk to School Day. A little background: In 1997, the Partnership for a Walkable America sponsored the first National Walk Our Children to School Day in Chicago, modeled after the United Kingdom’s lead. By the year 2002, children, parents, teachers and community leaders in all 50 states joined nearly 3 million walkers around the world to celebrate the second annual International Walk to School Day. The reasons for walking grew just as quickly as the event itself. The Goal: To make our communities more safe and walkable.
So, Addison County, why not get with the program? In Middlebury, for example, walkers will be met by Middlebury Energy Committee "Way to Go" volunteers wearing gold sashes at key downtown and Route 7 locations and certain crosswalks toward the Middlebury Schools. Volunteers will also distribute a survey to provide feedback to town officials on how walker friendly our routes are. Surveys will also be available at Ilsley Library and Town Office where they can be returned. Please take the survey and tell them that Route Seven throughout Middlebury needs new sidewalks. The existing walks are in horrible shape, nearly impossible in some areas for wheelchair accessibility, not to mention how dangerous a trip and fall would be for an elderly resident, or young child. I’ll be walking my son to school that morning, pushing his wheelchair and dealing with those sidewalks, you bet I’ll be grabbing a survey! Walk with us and use this opportunity to help our communities become more walkable! This is the Go Green Ride at Five on 92.1 WVTK!